Introducing the fundamental forces of flight - lift, drag, thrust, and weight - and how they work together to shape aircraft performance and handling.
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01 May 2024
Are you setting your mixture correctly during flight? Why it's important, and how to operate your airplane engine safely and efficiently.
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21 March 2024
Adverse yaw describes an aircraft’s natural tendency to yaw in the opposite direction to the direction of a banked turn.
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11 February 2024
Use this tool to calculate the Pressure and Density Altitude from airfield elevation, the local QNH , the Outside Air Temperature and the Dew Point.
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09 November 2023
Use our climb and descent rate calculator to ensure you always arrive at your intended altitude on time and at the correct location.
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06 November 2023
Five questions to test how well you understand the phenomenon of carburetor icing. Can you score full marks?
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24 August 2023
The question of how an airplane’s wing produces lift is one of the most frequently asked aeronautical questions and also one of the most poorly explained.
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18 August 2023
An introduction to the composition and physical properties of our atmosphere, and how this relates to aircraft performance.
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28 July 2023
An interactive carburetor icing calculator designed to assist pilots in identifying the typical conditions where carburetor icing is most likely to occur.
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27 July 2023
An introduction to the fundamental physical laws governing heaver-than-air flight, and how this translates to the motion of an aircraft in flight.
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20 July 2023
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